Timber Floors Auckland

We provide all the technical information you need to know about Kährs flooring, a leader in timber floors. To learn more, feel free to contact us.

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Timber Floors Auckland

We provide all the technical information you need to know about Kährs flooring, a leader in timber floors. To learn more, feel free to contact us.

get all the facts on engineered timber board

Environmentally safe

With their commitment to eco-friendly design, all Kährs floors are manufactured on an environmentally safe basis. Their timber flooring contains fewer chemicals than other brands and generates minimal chemical emissions. All Kährs boards are packaged to ensure that your precision cut fitting timber flooring arrives in perfect condition, tailor-made for your design.

Guarantee

Because we stand by our products, your flooring investment is protected by our guarantees. We provide all our clients with guarantees of 30 years for the Kährs 15 mm flooring range and 12 years for the 7 mm (Linnea) range.

Woodloc® the strongest joint

Kährs are the original developers of the breakthrough Woodloc® method of joining boards. Woodloc® ensures very tight timber joins which are almost seamless and protect the wood from warping and the joints from separating or gapping.

Wood expands contracts and reacts to moisture, which directly affects joints. The Woodloc® joint process is far superior to other joining methods, preventing gapping and damage to floor integrity.

Kährs Woodloc® has a unique record of timber flooring installation worldwide, with 25,000,000 m2 of Woodloc® flooring installed since introduction.

The easiest installation

The innovative Woodloc® joining method also makes installation much simpler and quicker. The strong joins and high tensile stress integrity of Woodloc® flooring allow timber floors to be accurately custom-fitted and laid onsite in any configuration.

Kährs and underfloor heating

1.The surface temperature of the floor must not exceed 27 Celsius. This thermal profile requirement also relates to floors installed with heating equipment and fittings, like radiator pipes and floor areas exposed to direct heating.

2. Beech and hard maple naturally expand and contract more than other timbers. It is recommended to consult with your timber flooring specialists regarding any possible issues related to your heating system.

The best climate stability

Wood, being a natural material, responds to climate conditions seasonally. The expansion and contraction of timber can cause the movement of boards. Kährs timber floors are designed to deliver the perfect balance to minimise floor movement.

The strongest surface and the best finish

The surface of a floor is subjected to considerable wear and tear. Kährs timber flooring is designed to maintain an excellent finished surface in combination with very high durability and long product life. A super-strong lacquer is used to maintain surface appearance and resist wear.

Your Kährs Floor Won't Turn Yellow or Discolour

Kährs' high tech UV-cured acrylic finish is designed to be highly resistant to common household stains for up to 24 hours and will not yellow or fade over time.

Traditional solid wood cut

The Kähr's method of woodcutting, known as plain sawn, is the same technique used for our wood floors. The result is a much finer, more traditional wood grain that completely eliminates the splitting associated with peeled veneers.

Kährs - The same as a solid

Kährs timbers incorporate a plain-sawn wear layer which can withstand the stresses and strains of daily use for decades. This wear layer is super-tough and is made to protect floor surfaces. It also makes cleaning easy and ensures that your timber floor is always looking great.

Unique Wooden Floors Designs at The Wooden Company in Auckland

Get unique and designer like wooden floors solutions by The Wooden Floor Company - an expert flooring company in Auckland, NZ. Call today to get an instant quote.

Unique Wooden Floors Designs at The Wooden Company in Auckland

Get unique and designer like wooden floors solutions by The Wooden Floor Company - an expert flooring company in Auckland, NZ. Call today to get an instant quote.

truly unique wooden flooring can be yours

Every floor has its own unique pattern. Wood flooring from Kährs is a superb natural product. We are working with something that nature has created – and nature is wonderfully diverse. The appearance of any wood floor depends on a number of factors such as the wood species, the grain, the knots etc. There is a variety of different colours and structures that every tree presents, allowing us to produce wood floors of different appearance depending on how we cut the wood.

The below designs and patterns are available within the Kährs wood flooring range:

1-strip - gives an intense wood feel

The surface layer of every 1-strip board is sawn from a single piece of wood. The natural appearance of the wood, with knots and variations in the colour and grain, is truly reflected in 1-strip flooring. However, for some of our 1-strip floors, we have especially selected wood to achieve little variation in colour and a minimum of knots, so that you can find a floor which suits your style.Kährs 1-strip flooring is available in several different lengths and widths. 1-strip floors usually suit perfectly in larger rooms.

2-strip – floors with different characters

The surface layer is two strips' wide. The strips are selected and arranged to give each 2-strip floor a unique and individual character.

Kährs 2-strip flooring is available in two versions: one with longer strips, and one with shorter. The version with longer strips is ideal for larger rooms, while the version with shorter strips is perfect for smaller areas.

3-strip – a range of interior design options

3-strip flooring has a surface layer where three strips of different lengths are placed widthwise and randomly. 3-strip flooring offers you a wide range of interior design options. At Kährs, we sort some of our 3-strip flooring in a way that enhances its lively expression, but we also have 3-strip floors which we sort to create a calmer and more harmonious feel.

SHIPS DECKING - Create a maritime feel

A Kährs shipsdecking floor gives your room a maritime feel reminiscent of boats and the sea. Our shipsdecking floors have a characteristic decorative strip of another wood species than the major wood species used for the rest of the boards, and there are wood plugs at the ends of each board in order to render the floor a real shipsdeck look.

Our shipsdecking pattern is made at our factory along with other Kährs flooring, and just like other flooring it is delivered in whole boards.

Dutch pattern – a classic board in a new way

Kährs Dutch pattern flooring is a classic floor that benefits from a modern construction. The surface layer features a repeating box pattern made up of three vertical strips, laid side by side, divided by one horizontal strip across the top. When the boards have been installed, they create a stunning “cable stitch pattern” with rhythm and symmetry

Laying a Kährs Floor

It really couldn't be easier

Laying a Kährs Floor

It really couldn't be easier

Laying Kährs and Linnea with Woodloc®

The Woodloc® laying system replaces the traditional method of joining boards by gluing the tongue and groove together. With the Woodloc® joint, the parquet boards are locked together with almost invisible joins.

The rows of boards align themselves automatically, so you avoid any gaps when laying. You don't use glue. Instead, Woodloc® joins together quickly, easily and firmly, giving perfect results that withstand tough use and last throughout the life of the floor.

Because Woodloc® floors are laid without glue, the boards can also be easily separated and re-laid elsewhere.

5 Simple Steps

1. Begin in a corner and lay from the left.A practical advantage: the gap between the long sides and the wall can be adjusted later, when three rows have been laid.

2. Press the next board at an angle to the first and at the same time lay it onto the floor.The rows align themselves automatically. Cut the last board in the first row to the correct length, and start the next row with the piece left over.

3. Press the board at an angle to the board in front. Push the board forwards, simultaneously pressing it down gradually onto the floor.

4. Press a Kährs laying wedge under the end of the previously laid board. Press the end of the next board in at an angle, and lay it flat.

5. Using a Kährs tapping block, tap in the board's long edge carefully until it fits snugly. Complete laying instructions are included in the flooring packs.

Documents listed above and cited in the clauses that follow are part of this specification. However, this specification takes precedence in the event of it being at variance with the cited document.

1.3 MANUFACTURER'S DOCUMENTSKahrs and supplier's documents relating to work in this section are:Copies of the above literature can be obtained by phoning The Wooden Floor Company on Freephone 0800 484 949.

Requirements

1.4 SAMPLESSubmit on request samples of the flooring specified sufficient to show the pattern and the range of colour finish.

1.5 QUALIFICATIONSCarry out all work using The Wooden Floor Company installers who are competent and experienced in this type of floor laying work.

1.7 SLIP RESISTANCETo comply with NZBC acceptable solution D1/AS1, clause 2.1. Sheet and tiles, when in place on a level access route, to have a mean coefficient of friction not less than 0.4 when tested in accordance with AS/NZS 3661.1, appendix A and B.Sheet and tiles, when in place on a sloping access route, to have a coefficient of friction of not less than 0.4 x 0.0125S (where S is the slope of the walking surface expressed as a percentage).

1.8 CERTIFICATESProvide certificates and any other evidence that the flooring will comply with the standard of performance specified.

1.9 CERTIFICATES, SLIP RESISTANCEProvide certificates and any other evidence at the time of selection/supply that the completed flooring work will comply with NZBC acceptable solution D1/AS1.

1.10 TESTINGSample and test the substrate to BRANZ Bulletin 330 to ensure that moisture content is within the limits specified. Provide a written record.

3.1 STORAGE AND HANDLINGAccept cartons and packs of timber and accessories undamaged and dry. Store on level, dry surfaces in non-traffic, non-work areas that are enclosed and dry. Avoid damage to cartons and packs of timber. Do not use damaged timber.

3.2 CHECK TIMBERCheck that the timber supplied is as specified. Check the moisture content of the timber to ensure it is at the required level for the installation environment.

Check flooring to ensure it has been supplied at the moisture content recommended by Kährs for the proposed location. Do not remove flooring from packs until just prior to installation.

3.3 DO NOT STARTDo not start laying before the building is enclosed, doors are hung and lockable, wet work complete, full lighting available and in the case of air-conditioned buildings the air-conditioning operating for 6 weeks.

3.4 INSPECT THE SUBSTRATEInspect the substrate to ensure it provides a suitable finish. Do not start laying if the substrate will not allow work of the required standard.

3.5 STARTING WORKStarting work means the floor layer accepts the substrate as allowing work of the required standard.

3.6 KAHRS REQUIREMENTSCarry out the work to conform with this specification and in accordance with Kährs technical requirements.

3.7 TECHNIQUE DISCUSSIONBefore beginning the installation, confirm the proposed layout of the timber, grain direction, any other visual considerations of the finished work and specified expansion requirements relating to the specified product.

3.8 SURFACE TOLERANCES, GLUE DOWNSubstrate to have no deviations greater than 3 mm over a 3 metre straightedge in any given direction and no abrupt variations greater than 1 mm over 250 mm.

3.9 SURFACE TOLERANCES, FLOATINGSubstrate to have no deviations greater than 5 mm over a 3 metre straightedge in any given direction and no abrupt variations greater than 2 mm over 250 mm.

3.11 MOISTURE CONCRETE, NEW CONCRETEClear substrate of debris, clean off surface contamination and carry out surface repairs using a proprietary leveling compound. Carefully feather out at perimeters of repaired areas. Grind level, then vacuum to remove dust. Check for moisture content by hygrometer to BRANZ Bulletin 330. Do not commence installation until the hygrometer readings show 75% or less. Refer to allowable surface tolerances.

3.13 UNDERFLOOR HEATING, FLOATING APPLICATIONSIf a moisture test has not been carried out, turn off the underfloor heating 1 week prior to the test. Check for moisture content by hygrometer to BRANZ Bulletin 330. Do not commence installation until hygrometer readings show 75% or less.Turn off underfloor heating 48 hours before commencing laying. Wait 48 hours after laying is complete before turning on the underfloor heating. Allow the temperature to build up at a rate of one degree C per day to a maximum of 27 degrees C.Ensure the thermostat is fitted with a maximum temperature of 27 degrees C.

3.14 ON-FLOOR HEATING, FLOATING APPLICATIONSCheck with the supplier of the on-floor heating. Floating installations may be installed directly over cables and elements when approved in writing by the on-floor heating and flooring suppliers.

3.19 PREPARATION, EXISTING TONGUE AND GROOVE, DIRECT STICKClear substrate of debris, re-nail or replace any loose or missing boards, then machine stand to make level. Refer to allowable surface tolerances.

3.20 PREPARATION, EXISTING TONGUE AND GROOVE, FLOATINGClear substrate of debris, re-nail or replace any loose or missing boards, then machine sand to make level. Refer to allowable surface tolerances.

Application - floor underlays

3.21 INSTALLING PLYWOOD UNDERLAYSLay plywood sheets with joints staggered, with a 1 mm gap between sheets and 2 mm at perimeters. Use 18 mm divergent staples at 100 mm centres throughout the whole sheet and 30 mm apart, 18 mm in from the edges of the sheets. Punch staples below the surface and sand joints level.

3.22 INSTALLING HARDBOARD UNDERLAYSLay standard hardboard, with joints staggered, with a 1 mm gap between sheets and 2 mm at perimeters. Use 18 mm divergent staples at 100 mm centres throughout the whole sheet, 30 mm apart, 18 mm in from the edges of the sheets. Punch staples below the surface and sand joints level.

3.23 ACOUSTIC UNDERLAYPlace acoustic underlay strip around the base of walls, columns and any vertical fixtures. Glue fix underlay pads to substrate using adhesive as required by the underlay manufacturer, ensuring pads are placed diagonally to the joints in the surface floor coverings.

Application - installation

3.24 LAYING, DIRECT STICKApply adhesive at the required spread rate. Follow requirements for open time, taking note of substrate porosity, ambient temperature and relative humidity. Remove excess adhesive as the work proceeds using approved techniques. Install the flooring strictly in accordance with Kährs stated requirements. Ensure the required expansion gap is left at perimeters and around fixed obstacles.

3.25 LAYING, FLOATINGInstall 2 mm foam underlay to the total floor area, in long, continuous runs, allowing to cove up walls by 50 mm. Tape joints using moisture resistant tape, to create an impervious membrane. Install the timber floor strictly in accordance with the flooring supplier's stated requirements. Ensure the required expansion gap is left at perimeters and around fixed obstacles.

3.32 CLEANLeave timber flooring surfaces free of adhesive, dirt and debris. Vacuum off, damp mop with a low-foam neutral detergent and allow to dry. Use Kahrs cleaning products. Do not wet the floor or use abrasive cleaners or wax shines.

Completion

3.33 PROTECT FINISHED SURFACEEnsure that the completed surface is not used for traffic until curing is complete. Continue to protect the surface until completion of the contract works.

3.34 REPLACEReplace damaged or marked elements.

3.35 REMOVERemove debris, unused materials and elements from the site.

3.36 LEAVELeave work to the standard required by following procedures.